We extend the scaling relation between the rest-frame optical continuum and the line luminosity of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) to the high-luminosity, high-redshift regime that has rarely been probed before.

In this study, next-generation sequencing was used to determine microbial diversity of samples collected from an air filter and vacuum cleaner bags used on the International Space Station (ISS) and at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) cleanrooms.

Chemistry

Here we have presented the panchromatic emission form julolidine dyes. Our approach can open the route to the synthesis of a new class of white-light-emitting single molecule systems, as promising luminescent materials (e.g. OLEDs and LECs).

We developed a microfluidic chip to simultaneously measure metabolites and proteins from single cancer cells. It can unveil the metabolic signature of tumors and provide potential therapeutic guidance for personalized cancer treatments.

Earth and Climate Sciences

The Antarctic Slope Front is a circumpolar structure in the ocean separating cold inshore waters over the continental shelf from warm, salty water offshore. This structure is described, and the importance of tides in climate models is discussed.

The Madden–Julian oscillation is the leading mode of intraseasonal climate variability in the tropical atmosphere and represents a broad envelop of eastward-moving cloud and precipitation anomalies that occur on the planetary scale.

Engineering

We compute the positions of identical hexagons on a spherical surface such that the deviation in gap width between hexagons is small. We apply this to the design of segmented telescope mirrors to reduce the effect of gaps on optical performance.

Recent findings from our lab suggest that neurological disorders, such as extinction (i.e., an inability to perceive multiple stimuli of the same type simultaneously) can be related to deficits in making decisions, rather than to deficits in attention.

Planetary Sciences and Geology

We report unambiguous chemical evidence for subsurface water activity in the martian crust at <600 Ma based on the data from Tissint, a fresh martian meteorite fall with minimal terrestrial weathering.

The depths of new meter-scale craters on Mars range widely, but average near expected for primary craters on rocky surfaces. On the Moon, small fresh craters are shallower, indicating they are secondary craters or degraded, unrecognized primaries.

Looking at atmospheric haze and surface albedos on Titan, dunes and undifferentiated mid-latitude plains do not change with time. The areas Tui Regio and Sotra Patera show clear evidences of darkening and brightening respectively with time.